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SUBMITTER: Soleimani M
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7658998 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Soleimani Mohammad M Rutten Luco L Maddala Sai Prakash SP Wu Hanglong H Eren E Deniz ED Mezari Brahim B Schreur-Piet Ingeborg I Friedrich Heiner H van Benthem Rolf A T M RATM
Scientific reports 20201111 1
Diatoms are unicellular photosynthetic algae that produce a silica exoskeleton (frustule) which exposes a highly ordered nano to micro scale morphology. In recent years there has been a growing interest in modifying diatom frustules for technological applications. This is achieved by adding non-essential metals to the growth medium of diatoms which in turn modifies morphology, composition, and resulting properties of the frustule. Here, we investigate the frustule formation in diatom Pinnularia ...[more]